INDIANAPOLIS, IND. -- Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology improved to 2-1 in Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference men's tennis play with a 7-2 victory over Franklin College at West Indy Racquet Club on Saturday night.

Junior Michael Schoumacher (Memphis, Tenn.) with a 6-0, 6-0 win over Nathanael Kelly at the No. 2 singles spot and teamed with junior Scott Grubbs (Wildwood, Mo.) for an 8-2 win at No. 1 doubles. 

Other singles winners for the Engineers included sophomore Alex Gumz (Palatine, Ill.) at the No. 3 position; sophomore Seth Hendrickson (Crawfordsville) at the No. 4 slot; sophomore David Becerra (Brownsburg) at the No. 5 slot; and freshman Brent Frizzell (Avon) at the No. 6 position.

Rose-Hulman improved to 4-7 overall on the campaign and returns to action at the Kerry Seward Invitational at Wabash College next weekend.

ROSE-HULMAN 7, FRANKLIN 2 

SINGLES
1 – Matt Hamm (F) def. Scott Grubbs 6-0, 6-2
2 – Michael Schoumacher (R) def. Nathanael Kelly 6-0, 6-0
3 – Alex Gumz (R) def. Jace Redman 6-4, 6-4
4 – Seth Hendrickson (R) def. Justin Smith 5-7, 7-5, 1-0 (1)
5 – David Becerra (R) def. Jordan Moran 6-1, 6-1
6 – Brent Frizzell (R) def. Ben Ahlbrand 6-3, 6-2 

DOUBLES
1 – Grubbs/Schoumacher (R) def. Redman/Jordan Moran 8-2
2 – Hamm/Justin Moran (F) def. Gumz/Becerra 8-6
3 – Hendrickson/Dallas Burton (R) def. Smith/Sean Beeson 8-4

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